User Guide

Lock the screen orientation

If you don’t want the screen content to rotate, you can lock the screen orientation. Here’s how:

If you want to lock screen orientation:

1. Rotate Surface the way you want it.

2. Open the Settings charm, and then tap Screen.

3. Tap the Screen rotation icon.

A lock appears on the Screen icon when rotation is locked.

Find more display settings

 On the Start screen, tap or click PC settings > PC and devices > Display.

You can also use Search to find more display settings. For info about this, see Search for a setting in this

guide.

Copy and paste using touch

Here’s how to copy and paste text using touch:

1. Select text. Tap a word, and then drag either circle to extend the text selection.

Or, double-tap and hold, then drag to select the text.

2. Copy. Press and hold the selection for a couple seconds, and then let go and tap Copy.

3. Paste. Move to where you want to paste the text. Press and hold a couple seconds, then let go and tap

Paste.